Google Business Reviews Scraper

Extract reviews from any Google Business Profile. Fast, reliable extraction at scale.

Features

• Fast extraction — Optimized for speed and efficiency
• Multiple input modes — Paste Google Maps URLs, Place IDs, or search by keyword
• Sort options — Get reviews by relevance, newest, highest rated, or lowest rated
• Multi-language — Fetch reviews in any language
• Low resource usage — Minimal memory and bandwidth
• Automatic pagination — Fetches all reviews, even for places with thousands
• Deduplication — No duplicate reviews in your dataset

What data do you get?

Each review includes:

Field	Description
text	Full review text
rating	Star rating (1-5)
publishedTime	When the review was posted
likesCount	Number of "helpful" votes
language	Review language
images	Photos attached to the review
ownerResponse.text	Business owner's reply
ownerResponse.publishedAt	When the owner replied
reviewer.name	Reviewer's display name
reviewer.profileUrl	Reviewer's Google profile URL
reviewer.avatarUrl	Reviewer's profile picture
reviewer.totalReviews	Total reviews by this reviewer
reviewer.isLocalGuide	Whether the reviewer is a Local Guide
placeName	Name of the business

Sample output

{
    "reviewId": "ChdDSUhN...",
    "text": "Amazing food and great service! The pasta was incredible.",
    "rating": 5,
    "publishedTime": "2 weeks ago",
    "publishedAt": "2026-03-20T12:00:00.000Z",
    "likesCount": 3,
    "language": "en",
    "images": [],
    "ownerResponse": {
        "text": "Thank you for your kind words!",
        "publishedAt": "3 days ago"
    },
    "reviewer": {
        "name": "John Doe",
        "profileUrl": "https://www.google.com/maps/contrib/...",
        "avatarUrl": "https://lh3.googleusercontent.com/...",
        "totalReviews": 42,
        "isLocalGuide": true
    },
    "placeFeatureId": "0x89aa1fc7a3c44681:0xa30d7f68fdfd53e6",
    "placeName": "Restaurant Example"
}

Input

Field	Description	Default
placeURLs	List of Google Maps place URLs	[]
searchQueries	Search for businesses by keyword	[]
maxReviewsPerPlace	Max reviews per place. 0 for all	0
sortBy	Sort: relevant, newest, highest, lowest	relevant
language	Language code (en, es, fr, de, etc.)	en
proxy	Proxy configuration (recommended)	Apify Proxy

Example input

{
    "placeURLs": [
        "https://www.google.com/maps/place/..."
    ],
    "maxReviewsPerPlace": 500,
    "sortBy": "newest",
    "language": "en"
}

Search and scrape

{
    "searchQueries": [
        "best restaurants in New York"
    ],
    "maxReviewsPerPlace": 100,
    "sortBy": "relevant"
}

Use cases

• Reputation monitoring — Track reviews of your business or competitors
• Market research — Analyze customer sentiment across locations
• Competitor analysis — Compare review patterns and ratings
• Lead generation — Find businesses with specific review characteristics
• Academic research — Collect structured review data for analysis
• Local SEO — Monitor review trends and owner response rates

How it works

This scraper fetches reviews in bulk using an optimized extraction pipeline. This means:

• No scroll delays — Reviews are fetched via pagination, not scrolling
• Minimal bandwidth — Only structured data is transferred
• Low memory — Runs in as little as 256MB

Export formats

Export your data in JSON, CSV, Excel, XML, or HTML. Integrate via the Apify API, webhooks, or connect directly to Google Sheets, Slack, Zapier, Make, and more.

Limitations

• Only publicly visible reviews are accessible
• Some reviews may be filtered by Google and not shown
• Google may rate-limit requests — use proxy for best results
• Review photos may have expiring URLs

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial actor and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by Google. It is developed and maintained independently. Google, Google Maps, and Google Business Profile are trademarks of Google LLC.

This actor accesses only publicly available data. Users are responsible for ensuring their use complies with Google's Terms of Service and all applicable laws. By using this actor, you agree that you are solely responsible for how you use the extracted data.